Research Article

Association and Interaction Analysis of Body Mass Index and Triglycerides Level with Blood Pressure in Elderly Individuals in China

Table 12

Multivariate-adjusted relationship between various characteristics and blood pressure status of participants categorized by age in male (N=1810).

VariablesAge 68 years 
(n=807)
Age68 years 
(n=1003)
Systolic blood pressure 
(P-value)
Systolic blood pressure 
(P-value)
Systolic blood pressure 
(P-value)
Systolic blood pressure 
(P-value)

Age-0.085(0.015)
Education(0= Illiterate, 1= Less than elementary school, 2= High school, 3= Above vocational school)
Marital status(0= Single,1= Married)0.078(0.024)0.1(0.004)0.074(0.020)
Current residence(0= Rural,1= Urban)0.105(0.002)0.084(0.014)
Smoke(0= NO,1= Former smoke,2= Current smoke)0.078(0.016)
Drinking(0= NO,1= Less than once a month,2= More than once a month)
Eating meals(0= ≤2 meals per day,1=3 meals per day,2= ≥4 meals per day)-0.070(0.039)-0.103(0.003)-0.071(0.025)
Taking activities(0= No,1= Yes)-0.077(0.027)
Ever been in major accidental injury(0= No,1= Yes)
Having regular physical exercises(0= No physical exercise,1= Less than regular physical exercises,2= Regular physical exercises)
History of CVD(0= No,1= Yes)
History of liver diseases(0= No,1= Yes)
Antilipidemic medication(0= No,1= Yes)
Anti-diabetic medication(0= No,1= Yes)-0.078(0.046)
Anti-hypertensive therapy(0= No,1= Yes)0.09(0.009)0.090(0.010)0.111(<0.001)0.114(<0.001)
Fasting plasma glucose(mg/dl)0.09(0.022)
LDL Cholesterol (mg/dl)
HDL Cholesterol (mg/dl)
eGFR(ml/min/1.73m2)-0.078(0.040)
Serum uric acid(mg/dl)0.088(0.024)0.08(0.042)
Body mass index(kg/m2)0.229(<0.001)0.213(<0.001)0.137(<0.001)0.105(0.003)
Triglycerides (mg/dl)0.024(0.545)0.03(0.452)0.096(0.009)0.063(0.088)
R20.136(<0.001)0.115(<0.001)0.087(<0.001)0.065(<0.001)